My dad asked me, "Got your three wishes?" What would you wish for, if you only had three wishes? Think hard, you only have one chance to answer - that's the rule. I would sometimes say, "1. Win the lottery, 2. live forever 3. 1 million more wishes". We played this game often, "Three Wishes".
The game assumes that there are things you can change that will make you happy. Research on happiness and fulfillment of life find the happiest people express gratitude, have an appreciation for beauty and spend time doing things for others.
Ironically, happiness is only shared with those you love, and losing the one you love most, makes it all irrelevant. But, our time on this earth is not within our control. In the game of "Three Wishes" we can only wish for eternal life, an unrealistic request.
So, that night we played "Three Wishes" in the hospital, and my dad didn't let me think long enough to consider my answer. He blurted out "Make sure the first wish is for good health, cause after that, not too much matters."
